INSIDE WASHINGTON
Imm. "1".""
THE ZIONIST ORGANIZATION
OF AMERICA
Metropolitan Detroit District
THE MOST
EAGERLY AWAITED
MUSICAL EVENT
OF THE FALL
SEASON
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND:
Sunday, November 3, 1991, 7:30 p.m.
Masonic Temple Auditorium
FABULOUS STAR-STUDDED SHOW
Honoring
RABBI M. ROBERT SYME
of Temple Israel who will
receive the ZOA's prestigious
'Justice Louis D. Brandeis
award.
MOTI GILADI,
internationally
acclaimed tenor,
impressionist, actor,
singer and cantor...
presents a program
ranging from opera
to comedy.
MOTT GILADI'S
9 YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER, DORIN,
is a professional
entertainer in her
own right. A Sabra,
her recitations and
songs in juicy yiddish
are a delight.
DAVID SYME,
JULIE BUDD,
in a special musical
a rare talent: a singer tribute to his father.
as versatile as she is
attractive. . . a real
treat to hear and
watch. Budd is a
show-stopper!
BALFOUR CHAIRS
SHERMAN SHAPIRO DR. LESTER ZEFF
MAX SOSIN master of Ceremonies
MACK PITT musical conductor
ez
ANNE GONTE
SILVER,
President Metro
Detroit District
FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 569-1515
or write to the
ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
Zionist Cultural Center
18451 W. 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075
Anne Gonte Silver, President Metro Detroit District
Sidney Silverman, National President, ZOA
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1991
Will Independent Soviet
Republics Let Out Jews?
JAMES D. BESSER
Washington Correspondent
W
i t h the Soviet
Union dis-
integrating, some
Jewish activists here are
trying to arrange meetings
with Washington represent-
atives of the newly declared
independent republics to
protect interests of the Jews
in those regions.
"There are a lot of ques-
tions as this whole process of
independence takes place,"
said Dan Mariaschin, direc-
tor of public affairs for B'nai
B'rith International. "Who
will be in charge of issuing
passports and visas? What
will the new republics'
emigration policies be? We
need to start establishing re-
lations with these new enti-
ties now, so we can deal with
these questions."
Those concerns were
heightened last week amid
reports that several of the
breakaway republics had
stopped issuing exit permits
for Jews wishing to
emigrate.
The National Conference
on Soviet Jewry responded
quickly by urging the ad-
ministration to consider the
new republics' positions on
minority rights before offer-
ing diplomatic recognition to
the new entities.
Dan Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith Inter-
national's director of public affairs.
"Given the existing situa-
tion through the present
Soviet Union, we expect spe-
cial emphasis to be placed on
full respect for the rights of
minorities, and com-
mitments to protect these
populations," Shoshana
Cardin, chair of the National
Conference said in a state-
ment last week. "We believe
such commitments must be
firmly in hand before any
U.S. government action
recognizing the in-
dependence of any of the re-
publics."
Is It Politics
Or Just Education?
A federal appeals court in
Washington is getting ready
to decide a case that could
have major implications for
Jewish groups involved in
the Capitol Hill fray.
The case focuses on the
way the Federal Election
Commission (FEC) decides
when a group like the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith is educating the
public about an issue — and
when that group crosses the
line and begins supporting
or opposing specific can-
didates.
The Federal Election
Campaign Act prohibits the
use of corporate funds in
elections. Most advocacy
groups, including Jewish
organizations, receive at
least some of their money
from corporate sources.
A few years ago, the FEC
went after the National
Organization for Women for
three NOW fund-raising
letters that discussed abor-
tion — and also included
statements critical of the
positions of several public of-
ficials.
The FEC argued in court
that NOW's letters violated
federal law. The judges dis-
agreed, and now the FEC is
appealing that ruling.
"The case raises a number
of core issues for us," said
Michael Lieberman, the as-
sociate director of ADL's
Washington office. ADL has
joined with the American
Civil Liberties Union in a
brief supporting the original
court decision.
"The overarching issue is
the First Amendment," Mr.
Lieberman said. "To what
degree can groups like ADL
speak out on matters of
public interest that also
touch on people running for
election?"
Also signing on to the
ADL-ACLU brief was the
National Council of Jewish
Women, the American Jew-
ish Committee and Women's
American ORT.